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Dévoluy Mountains
The Dévoluy Mountains (, ) is a limestone massif located in Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population ..., France. It is part of the Dauphiné Prealps and is bordered by the Drac River to the north and the Buëch River to the south and west and is a popular destination for hiking, mountaineering and skiing. Its most notable peaks are the Grande Tête de l'Obiou (2,789 m) and Pic de Bure at 2,709 m. References Dauphiné Prealps {{Provence-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlantic, North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and List of islands of France, many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean, giving it Exclusive economic zone of France, one of the largest discontiguous exclusive economic zones in the world. Metropolitan France shares borders with Belgium and Luxembourg to the north; Germany to the northeast; Switzerland to the east; Italy and Monaco to the southeast; Andorra and Spain to the south; and a maritime border with the United Kingdom to the northwest. Its metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea. Its Regions of France, eighteen integral regions—five of which are overseas—span a combined area of and hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hautes-Alpes
Hautes-Alpes (; ; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 as of 2019,Populations légales 2019: 05 Hautes-Alpes INSEE which makes it the third least populated French department. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Gap; its sole Subprefectures in France, subprefecture is Briançon. Its Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, INSEE and postal code is 05. History Hautes-Alpes is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It consists of the southeast of the Provinces of France, forme ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grande Tête De L'Obiou
The Grande Tête de l'Obiou (; or simply '' l'Obiou'') is a mountain in the French Prealps belonging to the French department of Isère. It is the highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains and of the Dauphiné Prealps and the seventh most prominent summit of metropolitan France. Geography Administratively the mountain is divided between the French communes of Cordéac (NE slopes) and Monestier-d'Ambel (SW slopes).Géoportail IGN owww.geoportail.fr/ref> Access to the summit The easiest route for the summit starts from Baumes hut and ascends the southern slopes of the mountain through the Faïsses pass and the Obiou pass (''l'Épaule''). See also * List of French mountains by prominence References Maps * French official cartography (''Institut géographique national An institute is an organizational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science), crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Limestone forms when these minerals Precipitation (chemistry), precipitate out of water containing dissolved calcium. This can take place through both biological and nonbiological processes, though biological processes, such as the accumulation of corals and shells in the sea, have likely been more important for the last 540 million years. Limestone often contains fossils which provide scientists with information on ancient environments and on the evolution of life. About 20% to 25% of sedimentary rock is carbonate rock, and most of this is limestone. The remaining carbonate rock is mostly Dolomite (rock), dolomite, a closely related rock, which contains a high percentage of the mineral Dolomite (mine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauphiné Prealps
The Dauphiné Prealps () are a mountain range in the south-western part of the Alps. They are located in Rhône-Alpes and, marginally, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (south-eastern France). Dauphiné Prealps are the central section of the French Prealps. Etymology The ''Dauphiné'' () is a historical region whose area roughly corresponded to that of the present departments of :Isère, :Drôme, and :Hautes-Alpes. Geography Administratively the French part of the range belongs to the French departments of Isère, Drôme, Hautes-Alpes and, marginally, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The whole range is drained by the Rhône river. SOIUSA classification According to SOIUSA (''International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps'') the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way: * Main part = Western Alps * Major sector = South Western Alps * Section = Dauphiné Prealps * Code = I/A-6 Borders Dauphiné Prealps' borders are (anticlockwise): * Isè ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drac (river)
The Drac () is a long river in southeastern France. It is a left tributary of the river Isère. It is formed at the confluence of the ''Drac Noir'' and the ''Drac Blanc'', which both rise in the southern part of the Massif des Écrins, high in the French Alps. It flows through several reservoirs on its course, including the Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet. It flows into the Isère at Grenoble. Its major tributary is the Romanche. The Drac flows through the following departments and towns: * Hautes-Alpes: Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur * Isère: Corps, Grenoble The average flow of the Drac at Fontaine is , with the highest monthly flows occurring in June, due to the melting of Alpine glaciers. The catchment area of the river is ,Bassin versant : Drac (Le) Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buëch
The Buëch (; ) is a river in southeastern France, a right tributary of the Durance. It is long. Its drainage basin A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ... is .Bassin versant : Buëch (Le) Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its source is in the Dauphiné Alps, near the peak of Grand Ferrand. It flows generally southward for most of its course in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pic De Bure
Pic de Bure is a prominent mountain of the Dauphiné Alps in France, culminating at a height of , the third highest peak of the Dévoluy Mountains. The Plateau de Bure Interferometer The Plateau de Bure Interferometer (PdBI) was a six-antenna interferometer on the Pic de Bure (2550 m) in the French Alps, operated by the Institut de radioastronomie millimétrique. In 2014, it has been replaced by the Northern Extended ... is located on its slopes. Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:Bure Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Hautes-Alpes Dauphiné Prealps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
